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Hi all, This morning unfortunately we had a fox visit the garden but due to hearing it and my partner darting out, the fox dropped my precious poppet and scarpered. (5am). She has a puncture wound above her right wing and to her tummy. She’s had a bath, I’ve cleaned the wounds with vetericyn...

My poor little lady Honey disappeared about 3 days ago, and we thought she had died. My other chicken, Pumpkin, had been with her, and she was in the small patch of trees behind our house, screaming for help. I ran up there to help, and she came out of the trees clearly upset about something...

Hello! I’m new to posting here. I am hoping to get some wise and experienced advice on how to rehome my flock. Some background: I have 12 hens (several breeds) and recently added 3 Pekin ducks. The hens range from 3 years old to 1 year old. The ducks are maybe 5-6 weeks old. My family and I...

Hi all, I am new to Back Yard Chickens and looking for advice on my coop design. I am just purchasing my property in the upcoming weeks and I'm going to be keeping egg layers. probably around 4-6 I'm looking for a design that would be movable like a tractor, however, once winter hits it...

Hi all! My name is Stefney, I’ve recently acquired chickens for the first time. I live in South Africa, in the suburbs of Pretoria. I have 6 chickens at the moment: all of them are Orpingtons (2 x full size hens, 3 x bantam hens, 1 x bantam rooster). Please give me all of your best advice for...

Hi all, Our 3.5 year old laying hen was acting normally yesterday, but upon coming out of her coop this morning proceeded to drink water for about 10 minutes straight. She would not stop, even when we tried to lure her away with treats. We examined her and found some messy feathers around...

About 2-3 weeks ago our beloved Raspberry, a 7mo buff Orpington, was hit by a car. She survived which was a shock to us, with a damaged leg. I don’t think it was broken and could not feel any breaks but it was obviously causing her pain in her hip. She rested in the coop for about a week before...

So last night my family came home with 8 WILD EGGS! I don’t remember where they said they found them but it was covered in dirt. We tried candling it before realizing we have no clue on what means what when candling. My cousin decided to open one very slightly. It was only a small crack. That’s...

Hi all, i have a pet white silkie and my girlfriend wants to dye her wingtips and tail for easter fun. My concern is that will make her much more visible to predators as she and my other chicken have free range of the back yard during the day. The only predators we have to worry about in our...

Hey everyone. I am planning to get the baby chicks and ducks this Friday. So far, I have the brooding boxes-2 boxes for each the ducklings and chicks, (so I can just pop them in a clean box then take the box and clean it), heating plates, Feeding dishes and water dispenser for the chicks. I'm...

Hello all! 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?2) How many chickens do you have right now? Excited to be here! My name is Kimberly, and I am new to backyard chickens (and ducks)! I have not gotten the little guys as of yet, but I am picking up some chicks (and...

Hello goose-side of BYC! :frow I’ve been on the duck-side for around 2 years now, and recently I’ve considering expanding my flock to have geese as well. At the moment, I have 3 adult ducks - 1 boy, 2 girls - as well as 10 unsexed ducklings. By the time the ducklings are grown, I’m hoping I’ll...

Hi all! I'm looking for some help with my naked neck chicken. About a month or 2 ago I noticed she was standing on one leg sometimes. Her feet and legs looked ok, and it wasn't always the same leg, so I thought maybe she was trying to keep herself warm. She went through a full molt about a month...

I have a 4 year old hen who i think has a leg injury. She’s limping with no other signs of illness, and no visible injury so i assume it’s a tendon or sprain, something like that. im isolating her but i’m wondering what the best way to do so is. She seems stressed and antsy. Should she be by...

I have a few ducklings that we've hatched that are about 3-4 weeks old now, but one of them doesn't quite behave like the others and I'm not sure how concerned I should be- For some backstory this duckling did have a little trouble during hatch where it tired out in the egg for too long after...

Need help and advice. Since the shutdown the Coyotes have moved into my area. I have a large flock of chickens that gets cooped at night with a hot line so those are safe but since I free range and there are a ton of places to hide, some chickens decide that they want to put the FREE in free...

Hello everyone I’ve been looking at this site for awhile now for my birds. One of my younger pullets, around 3 months old. Was found in a golden eagles claws yesterday at 3pm I scared it away and was able to catch my bird, and put it in a small cage when I went out to get supplies. Ended up...

Hi all! This is Missy and she’s around 2 years old. She seems to have almost gotten as big as her male! I’ve held her up and palpated her stomach it doesn’t feel tight or overly bloated at all it’s just nice and soft, I cannot feel an egg. I was just wondering if anyone thinks it’s just a fat...

Hi, I have 8 Muscovy ducklings born on the 27th of may (14 weeks), and about 2 weeks ago one of my ducklings began to limp. We checked his foot but couldn’t find anything wrong with it and about a week ago he stopped walking apart from dragging himself into his cage or to his siblings. I have...

Recently had what we're 99% sure is a coccidia outbreak amongst our flock. Most of the girls seem to be doing reasonably fine, but our lavender orpington Lilly seems to have it the worst and is having a rough recovery. Our splash maran and bielefelder hens also seem to have it but are having a...